Whilst in Bali we had a physical representation of what was busy happening in our team. An earthquake followed by a possible tsunami. The earthquake in Bali was long overdue. It has been building up and getting closer and closer to collision.When it finally did, it was very sudden, unexpected to be as bad as it was. Just a few moments after the earthquake the tsunami warning hit. Everyone was told to try and prepare themselves - possible evacuation. Throughout this year i have come to love my team more than i had realized. In Bali, we had an earthquake. Things in team...
Participant Blogs
Global Challenge Missions Blog Archive: These are real blogs, from real people, bringing real change...
Uncertain future, certain God.
Our journey back to South Africa was undoubtedly paved by the hand of the Father. The moment we heard the seriousness of Corona, we as teams were called to meet together at a central place in Brazil - a house in the mountains near a very small town. ...
Led to Lead
I'm leading a team this year! In less than four years God has come and radically changed my life for the better. I believe that each and every single one of us are led to lead. In other words Christ leads us to lead others to him. What a privil...
Would you jump with me?
I remember standing at the edge of a cliff. Looking out at the big wide blue ocean. Looking down and seeing a beautiful scary blue unknown. My heart pounding in my chest like the sound of an epic climactic drum solo. Should I jump? Should i let go of...
Into the nations
Hello, my name is Johan Bruwer. I am on the brink of a 10-month journey where I will see and be a part of the establishment of God’s kingdom in the nations. I believe that the great commission is not an option to be considered, but it is a command to...
Discovering God
After finishing a blog on how God changed my mindset, about things I did not like doing and showing me other wise, I was not convinced that that was what I was supposed to share. After some amazing teachings this past few days and spending some...
"The land of smiles"
Thailand!! Wow it's an incredible place! Filled with beauties that only seeing in person can be understood! It definitely lives up to its phrase "the land of smiles" everyone here is just amazing. This country is special for me! We started in Bangkok...
Hidden World in The World
And just like that we were saying our good bye's and getting on a plane, watching South Africa disappear beneath us and bidding it farewell for the next 8 months. Hidden World is officially in the nations. It still seems unreal to us. 8 weeks ago we ...
Thanking food friends
An exciting update from the GLA eco campus construction site! We would like to give a shout out to the small businesses in Jeffrey's Bay- Beesland Slaghuis, Vyeboom Takeaway, RS Fruit and Veg (Croix Street) and Mengelmoes Kardoes We would like to th...
Break an Egg, Build a School!
The Global Challenge Expeditions Team of 2015 has created an initiative to increase financial support, called the Break an Egg, Build a School Challenge . This challenge is to create a video of you breaking an egg in a creative way and donate at www....
Dear Family and Friends
I wish you were all here with me during the first month of Global Challenge X – just to hear the amazing testimonies of each individual team member first hand and experience how God is working actively every day. After a great week in Jeffreys Bay with the leadership family - hiking the straining but beautiful Harkerville - we had a wonderful preparation week at Alabanza, Pretoria with the entire team.
Here God already poured out His mercies and we experienced His presence, His calling, His guidance and his good and perfect and pleasing will for those who follow Him. He pointed out principles to live by for us as a team, invited us to “service our vessels” and “fill up”, comforted parents, brought a father to Christ, appointed the five different teams and confirmed that each one of us were exactly where He wanted us to be.
When I think of Egypt, I think my perception wasn't very realistic. This was my first experience with a society , flooded with the influence of Islam. Around every corner, there seem to be a mosk, and the Koran is easy to get by.The Egyptian pound has mosks printed on them and every morning you are woken up by the sound of someone praying to Islam. In my Wildest imagination I would never have thought that, there would be a world like this! Despite all the religious acts,there lies a nation behind it all. A people group God wants to...
I’m walking, crawling rather
Broken on my knees
In the valley of the
shadow of death,
Nothing is left, nothing keeps
me going.
I’m ready
TO DIE.
As we swerve threw the mountains on a Local bus, with my hands on the handles, excitement and frustration in my head passing the mosques on our way to our next destination! 
I know that God is going to challenge me during this year and I know that I am going to experience a lot of things. India was our first country and there we worked hard and afterwards we would have childrens' ministry. I was not challenged by the heat at all, in fact we had great weather. I was challenge physically because of the long working hours. I got to know God as the One who listens to me... He hears my prayers! Nepal was a time of rest. God spoiled me in many ways and I got to experience...
The long overdue update and thank you Since it is a bit difficult to describe 2 years in a few word, and since I disappeared of the map for a while I will start with very short highlights. After the last country updates and some more. Thanks: Thank for all the people who followed and supported me over the last 2 years Future: The first 6 months of 2015 will be in Jeffreys Bay where I will be a full time volunteer at GCEX Numbers: 2 Years, 5 continents, 33 Countries, 20 Flights (excluding SA), countless hours on buses including...
To Give you a small taste of Peru I would like to make you a a special brew. All the ingredients are essential and bring a unique flavor, complementing the others to give you a pleasurable gastronomic experience. This fine brew is best enjoyed on the rocks... of Machu Piccu First up you will need to travel to Peru. For me it was a hop on to a 58 hour bus in Colombia, skip over the equator in Ecuador and jump right into Peru. You will need a pressure cooker. This makes all the ingredients give their full flavor in...
The greatest treasure of our time in Morocco was prayer. In a country where we are not allowed to do much with regards to our faith we had to acknowledge that God can do so much more through our prayers. 2 Chronicles 7v14 became our daily bread as we interceded for this nation. We saw and heard of the barrenness of the land, the oppression suffered by outcasts and the darkness imprisoning those who are lost and the most appropriate response was to fall to our knees. We acknowledged that He alone is mighty to save. We prayed the Word...
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